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If Panini America’s upcoming 2015 Americana was a Hollywood movie instead of a trading-card set, it would likely go down as the biggest-budgeted blockbuster ever made; a meandering, mass-appealing epic starring Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone, Al Pacino and Kevin Hart but featuring cameo appearances from sports entertainment icons (Hulk Hogan, Chris Jericho) and other stars of the big and small screens (Corbin Bernsen, Ian Ziering and Laura Dern to name three).
It would include nods to reality television and popular sitcoms and sports (as you’ll see in the gallery below), and quite possibly the most improbable mashup of a soundtrack ever made with hits delivered by the likes of Rev Run, Kelly Rowland, Vince Neil, Vanilla Ice, DJ Kool and DJ Jazzy Jeff. It would be, in a word, legendary — if it were a movie. But since 2015 Americana is a trading-card set, well, it’s still going to be pretty legendary.
Earlier this week, Panini America Brand Manager Aik Tongtharadol spent some quality time over at the Panini America production facility overseeing packout for 2015 Americana, which releases nationwide on Wednesday. That makes the gallery below something a trading-card trailer — a revealing sneak peek at what promises to be one of the most memorable releases of this or any other season.
It’s got funky-cool die-cuts, a star-studded autograph roster, unique Freeze Frame film-slide cards and star-worn memorabilia from a wide-ranging selection of actors, musicians, sports legends and more. Each hobby box of 2015 Americana (five cards per pack, 10 packs per box) will deliver four autograph or memorabilia cards (at least two autographs guaranteed); all 73 celebrities on the base-set checklist are also featured on memorabilia and autograph cards.
Enjoy the sneak peek and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for continued coverage of 2015 Americana.
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